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#167D8D Color

#167D8D is rgb(22, 125, 141) in RGB, hsl(188, 73%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 11%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#167D8D
HEX#167D8D
RGBrgb(22, 125, 141)
HSLhsl(188, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(188, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 11%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.089 211.2)
LABlab(47.62% -24.17 -17.11)
LCHlch(47.62% 29.61 215.29)

What #167D8D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #167D8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#167D8D Channel Values

How #167D8D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 125 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 73% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 84% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #167D8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #167D8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #167D8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #167D8D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #167D8D.

How #167D8D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#167D8D
Protanopia#73738D
Protanomaly#5C778D
Deuteranopia#69698E
Deuteranomaly#53718E
Tritanopia#017F7F
Tritanomaly#0B7E85
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #167D8D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-167d8d: #167D8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #167D8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-167d8d': '#167D8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.490, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_167d8d">#167D8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#167D8D"

More Teal Colors

#167D8D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#167D8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #167D8D?

#167D8D is a dark teal — rgb(22, 125, 141) in RGB and hsl(188, 73%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #167D8D?

#167D8D is rgb(22, 125, 141) — red 22, green 125, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #167D8D?

#167D8D converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 11%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #167D8D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #167D8D scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #167D8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #167D8D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.24, which is visibly different.

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